You have no doubt by now heard about the fake sign language interpreter who stood near President Obama in South Africa and made up hand gestures as he went along, none of which meant anything. Now it turns out he is a man who gets violent, frequently and says he was hallucinating there next to the President.
The man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela's memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated that angels were entering the stadium, has schizophrenia and has been violent in the past.
Thamsanqa Jantjie said in a 45-minute interview with The Associated Press that his hallucinations began while he was interpreting and that he tried not to panic because there were "armed policemen around me." He added that he was once hospitalized in a mental health facility for more than one year. [cbcnews]
Wow! That's scary.
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